Murfreesboro City Council members, from left, Rick LaLance, Madelyn Scales Harris and Doug Young shake hands with Judge Don Ash after taking the oath of office.

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New Mayor Shane McFarland presided over his first City Council meeting Thursday night, and it included a unanimous vote to appoint Councilman Doug Young as the vice mayor.

Young replaces fellow Councilman Ron Washington as the vice mayor, which will mean Young will fill in for the mayor when McFarland is unable to attend meetings or other events.

"I'm flattered and honored," said Young, who took the oath of office from Judge Don Ash for a four-year term prior to the meeting with McFarland and fellow Council members Madelyn Scales Harris and Rick LaLance. "As Judge Ash said, I hope I can be an ...